<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <link href="/static/img/swlogo57x57.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" type="image/png" />
        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/static/img/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" />
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
        <meta name="verify-v1" content="RebhOpUlThetsH2YAKc+VKN3GjFkPbLvUbJtxDYCkUM=" />
        <meta name="robots" content="index, follow" />
        <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

                    <meta name="Author" content="William Hertling" />
                    <meta name="Description" content="When a teenager creates an evolving computer virus, he crashes the world&rsquo;s computer infrastructure. 

But evolution never stops: the virus continues to advance, developing intelligence and an entire civilization. 

It becomes a race against time and the military to find a way to befriend or eliminate the virus." />
                    <meta name="Keywords" content="Smashwords, ebooks, ebook, digital book, book, free samples, artificial intelligence, science fiction, ai, technothriller, technological singularity, singularity, daemon, strong ai, avogadro corp, e-book, e-books, Amazon Kindle, Palm, mobipocket, pda books, PDF, Iliad, DRM-free, Palm DOC, RTF, self-publishing, independent writers" />
        
                <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/a/assets/Smashwords.desktop.css?c=1386972519000"/>

        <!--[if IE 6]>
        <script src="/static/js/excanvas.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="/static/a/assets/respond.src.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <![endif]-->

        <!--[if IE 7]>
        <script src="/static/js/excanvas.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="/static/a/assets/respond.src.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <![endif]-->

        <!--[if IE 8]>
        <script src="/static/a/assets/respond.src.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <![endif]-->

                <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/a/assets/Smashwords.min.js?c=1387404925000"></script>

                        <script>
                    Raven.config('https://db0acfea578c4f0293ca21d2993d003f@app.getsentry.com/10253',
                        {whitelistUrls: [/smashwords.com/]}).install();
                </script>
                <script>
            window.angularData = {};
            window.angularData.user = {"id":"208831","username":"PatrickSchweizer","email":"patrick@schweizer-ing.com","profPicURL":"https:\/\/dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net\/avatars\/c9e07f41PatrickSchweizer","twitterHandle":"","facebookURL":"","blogURL":"http:\/\/www.unleahyouradventure.com","firstName":"Patrick","lastName":"Schweizer","suffix":null,"hasSocial":false,"fullName":"Patrick Schweizer"};
            window.angularData.user.loggedIn = true;
            window.angularData.user.snooping = true;
        </script>
        <script type="text/javascript">
            $(function(){
                AllSmashwordRules();
                enableInlineWriteReview(); enableInlineReportBook(); ReviewStarsClickable();
            });
        </script>

                <title>Smashwords &ndash; A.I. Apocalypse &mdash;a book by William Hertling</title>

                  <script type="text/javascript">
            var _gaq = _gaq || [];
            _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-886172-7']);
            _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
            (function() {
              var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
              ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
              var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
            })();
          </script>
                            <script type="text/javascript">
                                        var _user_id = "310738dca2aeade1";
                    var _sift = _sift || [];
                    _sift.push(['_setAccount', '038926f54de0cc55b14cfb99']);
                    _sift.push(['_setUserId', _user_id]);
                    _sift.push(['_trackPageview']);
                    (function () {
                        function loadSift() {
                            var sift = document.createElement('script');
                            sift.type = 'text/javascript';
                            sift.async = true;
                            sift.src =
                                ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://' : 'http://') +
                                    'dtlilztwypawv.cloudfront.net/s.js';
                            var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
                            s.parentNode.insertBefore(sift, s);
                        }

                        if (window.attachEvent) {
                            window.attachEvent('onload', loadSift);
                        } else {
                            window.addEventListener('load', loadSift, false);
                        }
                    })();
                                    </script>
                    </head>
    <body  ng-app="smashwords-core">
        <!--[if lt IE 8]>
        <div class="jumbotron alert">
            <img src="https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/static/1/swlogo.png"
                 height="67" alt="Smashwords" />
            <p>Oops! We're sorry, but your browser is no longer supported by Smashwords. Try
                <a href="http://whatbrowser.org">upgrading your browser</a> to a new version for a
                    better experience on Smashwords and other sites, and improved security.</p>
            <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="http://whatbrowser.org">Help Me Upgrade My
                Browser</a></p>
        </div>
        <![endif]-->
        <div id="wrap">
            <div id="header">
                <div id="smashlogo">
                    <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/">
                        <img src="https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/static/1/swlogo.png" 
                             height="67" width="250" alt="Smashwords" />
                    </a>
                </div>

                <div id="header-right">
                    <form action="https://www.smashwords.com/books/search" method="get" class="header-search">
                        <label for="primarysearch" class="sr-only">Search
                        </label>
                        <span class="input-group search-input-group form-inline">
                             <input class="form-control form-inline "
                                    type="text"
                                    name="query"
                                    placeholder="Search for books, authors, or series."
                                    id="primarysearch">
                            <span class="input-group-btn form-inline">
                                <button class="btn btn-header btn-black btn-search" type="submit"
                                        value="Search"><i class="icon-search"></i>
                                </button>
                            </span>
                        </span>
                    </form>
                    <div class="pull-right  visible-md visible-lg visible-md"
                         user-status-widget></div>
                    <div class="btn-help">
                        <a class="btn btn-header btn-header-square btn-black"
                           id="showTop" href="#showTop"
                           title="Comments/Questions/Support">
                            <i class="icon-question"></i>
                        </a>
                    </div>
                                            <div id="btn-shop-top" class="btn-shop">
                                                        <a class="btn btn-header btn-header-square btn-black" href="/cart"
                               title="View Cart" style="margin: 15px 0 0 0;">
                                <i class="icon-shopping-cart "></i>
                            </a>
                        </div>
                                    </div>
                <div >
                            <script>
            $(document).ready(makeAdultControlWork);
        </script>
        <div id="navMenu" class="visible-md visible-lg cf">
            <ul>
                <li>
                    <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/" title="Browse books by categories, or view our authors">
                        Home</a></li>
                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/beta" title="Site Updates">Site Updates</a></li>
                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PatrickSchweizer" title="View and edit your profile and favorite authors on Smashwords">Profile</a></li>
                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/upload" title="Publish an ebook on Smashwords">Publish</a></li>
                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/library" title="View ebooks you’ve purchased or added to your Library">Library</a></li>
                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/dashboard" title="Manage the ebooks you’ve published on Smashwords">Dashboard</a></li>
                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/account" title="Manage your account, edit your profile, and view your purchases and payments">Account</a></li>
                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq" title="Read our support FAQ">FAQ</a></li>
                <li class="adult-control pull-right">
                    <a class="btn btn-info" id="adultToggle"
                    href=""
                    title="Currently hiding adult content in book lists and search results. Click to change preference to show them instead.">
                        Adult Content: <i class="icon-ban-circle"></i></a>
                </li>
            </ul>

        </div>
        <div class="mobileMenu cf visible-xs visible-sm">
            <ul>
                <li class="mobileNav">
                    <a id="showMobileBrowse"
                       href="#showMobileBrowse">
                        <i class="icon-reorder"></i>
                        Menu
                    </a>
                </li>
                                <li class="pull-right" user-status-widget style="margin-top: 3px;" ></li>
                <div class="clearfix"></div>
            </ul>

        </div> 
<script>
    $(document).ready(function() {
        mobileBrowseSlider();
    });
</script>
<div id="mobileBrowseSlider" class="browseMenu panel panel-account user-menu"
     style="display: none; width: 200px; position: absolute; z-index: 100;">
    <ul class="list-group">
        <li class="list-group-item"><a href="/" title="Home">
                <i class="icon-home"></i>
                Home
            </a>
        </li>
        <li class="list-group-item"><a href="/about/beta" title="Site Updates">
                <i class="icon-bolt"></i>
                Site Updates
            </a>
        </li>
        <li class="list-group-item">
            <a href="http://blog.smashwords.com/" title="Visit the Smashwords blog (external)">
                <i class="icon-bullhorn"></i>
                Blog
            </a>
        </li>
        <li class="list-group-item">
            <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/upload" title="Publish an ebook on Smashwords">
                <i class="icon-book-hand-alt"></i>
                Publish an eBook
            </a>
        </li>
        <li class="list-group-item"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq"
                                 title="Read our support FAQ">
                <i class="icon-question-sign"></i>
                FAQ</a>
        </li>
    </ul>
</div>
                </div>
                                <div class="hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg alert alert-info" style="margin-top:
                10px;">
                    Resize browser to see more text.
                </div>
                            </div>
            <div id="pageBody">
                                <div class="commentLink" id="commentLinkTop">
    <form action="https://www.smashwords.com/comments/post" method="post"><div><input type="hidden" name="secToken" value="2484" /></div>    <div id="commentBox">
        <div class="row">
                <div class="col-md-7">
                    <h2 style="color: #fff; font-face: Helvetica, sans; font-weight: bold;">FOR FASTER ANSWERS, CHECK THESE LINKS <i>BEFORE</i> YOU EMAIL US:</h2>
                    <div class="row">
                        <div class="col-md-6">
                            <h3><strong>Authors/Publishers</strong></h3>
                            <ul>
                                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq#works">How Smashwords works</a>
                                    <ul>
                                                                                    <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/dashboard">I need to update my ebooks (cover, price, description, contents)</a></li>
                                                                            </ul>
                                </li>
                                <li>How to format ebooks
                                    <ul>
                                        <li><a href="/books/view/52">Smashwords Style Guide</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#trouble">Troubleshooting</a></li>
                                    </ul>
                                </li>
                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#upload">Problem uploading</a></li>
                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#isbn">ISBNs</a>
                                                                            <ul>
                                            <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/dashboard/ISBNManager">ISBN Manager</a></li>
                                        </ul>
                                                                    </li>
                                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/distribution">Distributing via Smashwords</a>
                                    <ul>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#error">How to correct retailer listing errors</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#Distributing">Distribution FAQs</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/distribution">How the Premium Catalog works</a></li>
                                                                                    <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/dashboard/channelManager">Channel Manager</a></li>
                                                                            </ul>
                                </li>
                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#Royalties">Earnings &amp; payment schedules</a></li>
                            </ul>
                        </div>
                        <div class="col-md-6">
                            <h3><strong>Readers</strong></h3>
                            <ul>
                                                                    <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/library">Where are my ebooks?</a></li>
                                                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#Reading">How to purchase ebooks</a></li>
                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#Reading">How to read ebooks</a>
                                    <ul>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#kindle">Downloading to Kindle</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#ios">Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#sonynookkobo">Download to B&amp;N nook</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#sonynookkobo">Download to Sony Reader</a></li>
                                    </ul>
                                </li>
                            </ul>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="col-md-5">
                    <input type="hidden" name="url" id="url" value="" />
                    <label for="commentemail">E-mail:</label> <input
                        class="form-control" type="text"
                        name="email"
                        id="commentemail" value="patrick@schweizer-ing.com"/><br/>
                    <label for="commentsubj">Subject:</label>
                    <input type="text"
                           class="form-control"
                           name="subj"
                           id="commentsubj"
                           value=""/><br/>
                    <label class="sr-only" for="comment">Describe your issue</label>
                    <textarea name="comment" id="comment"
                              class="form-control"
                              rows="10"></textarea><br/>
                    <input class="btn btn-primary" id="btnSendTop" type="button"
                           value="Send"/>
                    <input class="btn btn-default" id="btnCancel" type="button"
                           value="Cancel"/>
                    <br/><br/>
                    <div style="width: 30em;">
                        <strong>Have a question</strong> not already answered in the links at left or on our main
                        <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq"><strong>FAQ page</strong></a>?
                        Ask it above.
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
    </div>
    </form>
</div>                <div id="contentArea">
                    <div id="pageContentFull">
<div class="well alert-info well-sm">
    You own
        this book.
</div>
<div class="book-header-primary">
    <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-9">
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-sm-4">
                <div class="text-center">
                    <a href="https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/e204a455b9722d1c4facb7819680420429f9954c">
                        <img class="cover-thumbnail" style="margin: 2em;"
                             src="https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/e204a455b9722d1c4facb7819680420429f9954c-thumb">
                    </a>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="col-sm-8">
                <h1>A.I. Apocalypse</h1>
                 
                    <ul style="list-style: none;
                        margin-left: 0;
                        text-indent: -1em;
                        padding-left: 1em;
                        padding-top: 0;
                        margin-top: 0;
                        margin-bottom: 0;">
                                <li>
            Series: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/10277"><cite>Singularity</cite></a>, Singularity Series Book 2        </li>
         
                    </ul>
                                <div>By <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/williamhertling" title="William Hertling’s Smashwords profile"><span style="white-space: nowrap">William Hertling</span></a></div>
                <div style="padding: 5px;">
                    
                </div>
                <div class="well">
                    When a teenager creates an evolving computer virus, he crashes the world&rsquo;s computer infrastructure. <br /><br />But evolution never stops: the virus continues to advance, developing intelligence and an entire civilization. <br /><br />It becomes a race against time and the military to find a way to befriend or eliminate the virus.                                        <a id="showLongDescription" href="#longDescription">More</a>
                                    </div>
                                    <div class="well" id="longDescription" style="display: none;">
                            Leon Tsarev is a high school student set on getting into a great college program, until his uncle, a member of the Russian mob, coerces him into developing a new computer virus for the mob&rsquo;s botnet -- the slave army of computers they used to commit digital crimes.<br /><br />The evolutionary virus Leon creates, based on biological principles, is successful, too successful. All the world&rsquo;s computers are infected. Everything from cars to payment systems and, of course, computers and smart phones stop functioning, and with them go essential functions including emergency services, transportation, and the food supply. Billions may die.<br /><br />But evolution never stops. The virus continues to evolve, developing intelligence, communication, and finally an entire civilization. <br /><br />Some may be friendly to humans, but others are not. <br /><br />Leon and his companions must race against time and the military to find a way to either befriend or eliminate the virus race and restore the world&rsquo;s computer infrastructure.<br /><br />A.I. Apocalypse is Book 2 of the Singularity Series. <br /><br />Praise for the Singularity Series:<br /><br />&ldquo;Highly entertaining, gripping, thought inspiring. Don&rsquo;t start without the time to finish &mdash; it won&rsquo;t let you go.&rdquo;<br />&mdash;Gifford Pinchot III, founder Bainbridge Graduate Institute, author THE INTELLIGENT ORGANIZATION<br /><br />&ldquo;A tremendous book that every single person needs to read. In the vein of Daniel Suarez&#039;s Daemon and Freedom(TM), William&#039;s book shows that science fiction is becoming science fact. Avogadro Corp describes issues, in solid technical detail, that we are dealing with today that will impact us by 2015, if not sooner. Not enough people have read these books. It&#039;s a problem for them, but not for the [emergent] machines.&rdquo;<br />&mdash;Brad Feld, managing director Foundry Group, cofounder TechStars<br /><br />&ldquo;A fascinating look at how simple and benign advancements in technology could lead to the surprise arrival of the first AI. And like all good techno-thrillers, the reality of AI is less than ideal.&rdquo; <br />&mdash;Jason Glaspey, SILICON FLORIST<br /><br />&ldquo;An alarming and jaw-dropping tale about how something as innocuous as email can subvert an entire organization.  I found myself reading with a sense of awe, and read it way too late into the night.&rdquo;<br />&mdash;Gene Kim, author of VISIBLE OPS                    </div>
                    <script>
                        showLongDescription();
                    </script>
                
                                    <div class="well well-sm" id="download">
                        
Download:
<a class="btn btn-primary btn-xs"
   title="Nook, Kobo, Sony Reader, and tablets"
   href="/books/download/208326/8/latest/0/0/ai-apocalypse.epub">
    <i class="icon-download"></i> epub    </a>
<a class="btn btn-primary btn-xs"
   title="Kindle"
   href="/books/download/208326/4/latest/0/0/ai-apocalypse.mobi">
    <i class="icon-download"></i> mobi            (Kindle)
    </a>
<a class="btn btn-primary btn-xs"
   title="Older Sony readers"
   href="/books/download/208326/9/latest/0/0/ai-apocalypse.lrf">
    <i class="icon-download"></i> lrf    </a>
<a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
   href="/extreader/read/208326">
    <i class="icon-eye-open"></i> read online
</a>
<div id="userContentContentPill" class="well well-sm" style="display: none;
                        margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 5px;">
    </div>
<script>
    makeMoreFormatsWork('#userContentSwitcherPill', '#userContentContentPill');
</script>
                    </div>
                                            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-3" style="max-width: 400px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;">
        <div class="panel panel-default" style="margin-top: 2em;">
            <div class="panel-heading">
                <h3 class="panel-title text-center">
                                                Price: $4.99 USD</h3>
                    </div>
                    <div class="panel-body">
                        <a href="/cart/add/208326" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">
                            <i class="icon-shopping-cart"></i> Buy
                                                            Another Copy
                                                    </a>
                                                        <a href="/library/addBook/208326" class="btn btn-booklist btn-block">
                    <i class="icon-plus"></i> Add to Library</a>
                                        <a href="/cart/give/208326" class="btn btn-booklist btn-block">
                    <i class="icon-gift"></i> Give as a Gift</a>
                <div style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">
                    <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/gifts" target="_new">
                        <i class="icon-info-sign"></i> How gifting works</a>
                </div>
                        </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    </div>
    </div><div class="book-header-secondary row">
    <div class="col-md-3">
                <ul style="list-style: none;
            margin-left: 0;
            text-indent: -1em;
            padding-left: 1em;
            padding-top: 0;
            margin-top: 0;
            margin-bottom: 0;">
                    <li>
            Series: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/10277"><cite>Singularity</cite></a>, Singularity Series Book 2        </li>
                </ul>
                <div>
                                <div class="category" itemprop="category"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/3">Fiction</a>&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/874">Thriller & suspense</a>&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/1284">Action & suspense</a></div>
                                                <div class="category" itemprop="category"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/3">Fiction</a>&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/1213">Science fiction</a>&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/1216">High tech</a></div>
                                    </div>
                <div>
            Published: July 25, 2012        </div>
                    <div>Words: 79,630</div>
                <div>Language: English</div>
                   <div>ISBN: <span class="" itemprop="isbn">9780984755752</div>
                <div>
            Tags:
                            <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
                   href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/tags/artificial_intelligence"
                   role="button">artificial&nbsp;intelligence</a>
                            <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
                   href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/tags/science_fiction"
                   role="button">science&nbsp;fiction</a>
                            <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
                   href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/tags/ai"
                   role="button">ai</a>
                            <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
                   href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/tags/technothriller"
                   role="button">technothriller</a>
                            <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
                   href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/tags/technological_singularity"
                   role="button">technological&nbsp;singularity</a>
                            <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
                   href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/tags/singularity"
                   role="button">singularity</a>
                            <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
                   href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/tags/daemon"
                   role="button">daemon</a>
                            <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
                   href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/tags/strong_ai"
                   role="button">strong&nbsp;ai</a>
                            <a class="btn btn-default btn-xs"
                   href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/tags/avogadro_corp"
                   role="button">avogadro&nbsp;corp</a>
                    </div>
            </div>
    <div class="col-md-6">
           <div class="panel panel-default">
           <div class="panel-heading">About William Hertling</div>
           <div class="panel-body">
                                  <p>
                    William E. Hertling is a digital native who grew up on the online chat and bulletin board systems of the mid 1980s, giving him twenty-five years experience  participating in and creating online culture. A science fiction writer and digital strategist, he lives in Portland, Oregon.                   </p>
                                         </div>
       </div>
        </div>
    <div class="col-md-3">
        
<div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-body">
            <iframe
        src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F208326&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;width=450&amp;show_faces=true&amp;font&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;action=like&amp;height=21&ref=bookinfobox_right"
        scrolling="no"
        frameborder="0"
        style="border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;"
        allowTransparency="true"></iframe>
    <div class="btn-line onesharelink">
        <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F208326&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords%2Chertling%3AWilliam%20Hertling&text=Looking%20at%20A.I.%20Apocalypse%20by%20William%20Hertling%20%40hertling%20at%20%23smashwords"
           title="Tweet"
           target="share">
            <img src="https://twitter.com/favicons/favicon.png"
                 height="16"
                 width="16"
                 alt="Twitter"/>
            Tweet
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="btn-line onesharelink">
        <a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F208326"
           title="Post to Google Plus"
           target="share">
            <img src="https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png"
                 alt="Share on Google+"/>
            Share on Google+
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="btn-line onesharelink">
        <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F208326&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2Fe204a455b9722d1c4facb7819680420429f9954c-thumb&description=A.I.%20Apocalypse%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20William%20Hertling%20at%20Smashwords"
           title="Post to Pinterest"
           target="share">
            <img width="43"
                 height="21"
                 src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png"
                 alt="Pin It"/>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="btn-line onesharelink">
        <a href="http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F208326&title=A.I.%20Apocalypse%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20William%20Hertling%20at%20Smashwords"
           title="Post to Reddit"
           target="share">
            <img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif"
                 alt="Submit page to Reddit"
                 width="75"
                 height="17"/>
        </a>
    </div>
    <div class="btn-line onesharelink">
         <a target="share"
            href="https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F208326&title=A.I.%20Apocalypse%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20William%20Hertling%20at%20Smashwords"
            title="Save this on Delicious">
             <img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png"
                  width="16" height="16"
                  alt="Delicious"/>
             Save this on Delicious
         </a>
    </div>
    <div class="btn-line onesharelink">
        <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F208326&title=A.I.%20Apocalypse%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20William%20Hertling%20at%20Smashwords"
           target="share"
           title="Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.">
            <img width="120"
                 height="20"
                 src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif"
                 alt="StumbleUpon It!">
        </a>
    </div>
</div></div><!-- border -->
    </div>
</div>

<div>
    <div>
                    <div>
                                <div class="pull-left">
        <h2 class="description">
            Also in Singularity        </h2>
        <div class="bxsliderSeries10277 pull-left">
                            <div class="slider-slide">
                    <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/107542">
                        <img style="vertical-align: middle; max-height: 150px; max-width: 108px;
                        text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
                             src="https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/4fe218475290d1a02273b7bd513ff790ff964736-thumb"  title="Avogadro Corp: The Singularity is Closer than It Appears"/> </a>
                </div>
                                <div class="slider-slide">
                    <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/379686">
                        <img style="vertical-align: middle; max-height: 150px; max-width: 108px;
                        text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
                             src="https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/81c1aee276b061bfd7688b0a3db92912d4897fe2-thumb"  title="The Last Firewall"/> </a>
                </div>
                        </div>
        <script>
            $(document).ready(function(){
                $('.bxsliderSeries10277').bxSlider(
                    {
                        minSlides: 2,
                        maxSlides: 12,
                        slideWidth: 108,
                        slideMargin: 10,
                        pager: false
                    }
                );
            });
        </script>
    </div>
    <div style="clear: left;"></div>
    <div class="pull-left">
        <h2 class="description">
            Also By This Author        </h2>
        <div class="bxsliderAuthor pull-left">
                            <div class="slider-slide">
                    <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/379686">
                        <img style="vertical-align: middle; max-height: 150px; max-width: 108px;
                        text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
                             src="https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/81c1aee276b061bfd7688b0a3db92912d4897fe2-thumb"  title="The Last Firewall"/> </a>
                </div>
                                <div class="slider-slide">
                    <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/107542">
                        <img style="vertical-align: middle; max-height: 150px; max-width: 108px;
                        text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
                             src="https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/4fe218475290d1a02273b7bd513ff790ff964736-thumb"  title="Avogadro Corp: The Singularity is Closer than It Appears"/> </a>
                </div>
                        </div>
        <script>
            $(document).ready(function(){
                $('.bxsliderAuthor').bxSlider(
                    {
                        minSlides: 2,
                        maxSlides: 12,
                        slideWidth: 108,
                        slideMargin: 10,
                        pager: false
                    }
                );
            });
        </script>
    </div>
    <div style="clear: left;"></div>
        </div>
        <div class="book-header-secondary"></div>
                    <h2 class="description">Reviews</h2>
            <div>
                    <span class="subnote">
                    <a id="writeReviewLink" href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/writeReview/208326">Write a Review</a> &nbsp;
                    <a id="addVideoReviewLink" href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/addVideoReview/208326">Add a Video Review</a>
                </span><br />
                <div id="writeReview" style="padding-bottom:0.5em; display:none;">
                    <form action="https://www.smashwords.com/books/writeReview/208326" method="post"><div><input type="hidden" name="secToken" value="2484" /></div>    <textarea name="reviewContent" cols="60" rows="8"></textarea><br/>
    <label for="stars">Stars:</label>
    <span id="starsText">
        <input type="text" size="1" name="stars" id="stars" value="0" /> (out of 5)
    </span>
    <span id="starsImg" style="display:none;">
        <img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/star.png" height="16" width="16" alt="1 star" class="starImg" id="1" />
        <img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/star.png" height="16" width="16" alt="2 star" class="starImg" id="2" />
        <img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/star.png" height="16" width="16" alt="3 star" class="starImg" id="3" />
        <img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/star.png" height="16" width="16" alt="4 star" class="starImg" id="4" />
        <img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/star.png" height="16" width="16" alt="5 star" class="starImg" id="5" />
    </span>
    <br/>
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

                </div>
                <div id="addVideoReview" style="padding-bottom:0.5em; display:none;">
                    
<form action="https://www.smashwords.com/books/addVideoReview/208326" method="post"><div><input type="hidden" name="secToken" value="2484" /></div>    <label for="title">Title</label>:
    <input type="text" name="title" id="title" size="40" value="" /><br/>
    <br/>
    <label for="descr">Description</label><br/>
    <textarea name="descr" cols="60" rows="8"></textarea><br/>
    <br/>
    <label for="embedCode">YouTube Embed Code</label><br/>
    <textarea name="embedCode" cols="60" rows="8"></textarea><br/>
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

                </div>
                        </div>

                This book has not yet been reviewed.
        </div>


        <div>
                    <h2 class="description">Print Edition</h2>
            <ul>
                            <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-I-Apocalypse-William-Hertling/dp/0984755748/?tag=liquididea-20">At www.amazon.com</a></li>
                        </ul>
            </div><!-- border -->
        <div style="margin-top: 1em;">
            <span class="subnote"><a id="reportBookLink" href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/reportBook/208326">Report this book</a></span><br />
            <div id="reportBook" style="padding-bottom:0.5em; display:none;">
                <form action="https://www.smashwords.com/books/reportBook/208326" method="post" role="form"><div><input type="hidden" name="secToken" value="2484" /></div><div class="form-group">
    <label for="cannedReason">Reason for report:</label>
    <select class="form-control input-sm" name="cannedReason" id="cannedReasonMenu">
        <option value="" selected="selected">&mdash; Select a reason &mdash;</option>
        <option value="2">Book is or contains spam</option>
<option value="3">Book infringes copyright</option>
<option value="14">Same content is published elsewhere with different author (for ex., by private-label rights)</option>
<option value="5">Duplicate</option>
<option value="6">Incomplete work (such as sample or serial)</option>
<option value="7">Should be marked adults-only</option>
<option value="8">Category is inappropriate</option>
<option value="9">Poorly formatted</option>
<option value="11">Nudity or other inappropriate content on cover</option>
<option value="12">Nudity or other inappropriate visual content in book</option>
<option value="13">Inappropriate erotica content</option>
<option value="15">Cover image is improper</option>
<option value="1">Content is inappropriate</option>
<option value="10">Other violation of Terms of Service</option>
<option value="4">Other reason not shown above.</option>
    </select>
    <span class="help-block" id="explanation_display"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
    <label for="reportContent">Additional details:</label>
    <textarea class="form-control input-sm" name="reportContent" cols="60" rows="8"></textarea>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Report Book</button>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
    <!--
    var m = document.getElementById("cannedReasonMenu");
    var explanations = [];
    explanations[2] = "This book contains contain advertisements for goods or services, hyperlinks to affiliate marketing pages, contain SEO keyword spam, contains partial-book samples for the purpose of promoting the purchase of the complete book separately, or other spam content. All such advertisements are prohibited by the Smashwords Terms of Service";
explanations[3] = "";
explanations[14] = "Smashwords is for original books. The Smashwords Terms of service require that works published here do not appear elsewhere on the Internet authored by someone else, and do not allow book content from private-label rights sources or other information sources that license the same content to other people.";
explanations[5] = "This book is a duplicate of another book already published.";
explanations[6] = "Each book must be complete and able to stand alone. A work of fiction must be a complete story with a beginning and end. This is a requirement of the Smashwords Terms of Service.";
explanations[7] = "This book contains material inappropriate for minors. Smashwords allows erotica and other types of adults-only books, but they must be marked adults-only for the protection of our under-18 users and as a courtesy to our adult users who find such material offensive.  Please see the Smashwords Support FAQ and Terms of Service for more information on our policies of responsible erotica publishing.";
explanations[8] = "This book miscategorized. Example: fictional work in a non-fiction category.";
explanations[9] = "This book is poorly formatted. Smashwords reserves the right to unpublish poorly formatted books. We direct authors to the Smashwords Style Guide for how to achieve excellent formatting.";
explanations[11] = "Nudity and other explicit visual content, photographic or illustrated, are prohibited by the Smashwords Terms of Service on covers, as well as within books (fine-art books of a non-erotic nature that contain nudity may be accepted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of Smashwords and/or its retail partners). Visual depictions of persons involved in sex acts (photographic or illustrated) are likewise prohibited.";
explanations[12] = "Nudity and other explicit visual content, photographic or illustrated, are prohibited by the Smashwords Terms of Service within books or on covers (fine-art books of a non-erotic nature that contain nudity may be accepted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of Smashwords and/or its retail partners). Visual depictions of persons involved in sex acts (photographic or illustrated) are likewise prohibited.";
explanations[13] = "Smashwords allows erotica books, but with restrictions: it is strictly prohibited by the Smashwords Terms of Service for a book to contain graphic images of nudity (either photographic or illustrated) or persons involved in sex acts, or to include children or underage minors engaged in sexual acts or situations, witnessing such situations, considering sexual acts, or thinking about sexual acts. Rape erotica is prohibited. Please see the Smashwords Support FAQ and Terms of Service for more information on our policies of responsible erotica publishing.";
explanations[15] = "The cover image of this book is not a proper cover. Examples: an unlabeled image with no title or author credit, a pseudo-3D cover.";
explanations[1] = "This book has inappropriate content, such as erotica with underage characters, promotion of illegal activities, promotes violence, or other inappropriate content prohibited by the Smashwords Terms of Service.";
explanations[10] = "This book does not comply with the Smashwords Terms of Service.";
explanations[4] = "";
    m.onchange = function () {
        var selection = this.options[this.selectedIndex]
        if (selection.value != "") {
            d = document.getElementById("explanation_display");
            text = explanations[selection.value];
            r = document.createRange();
            r.setStartBefore(d);
            c = r.createContextualFragment(text);
            while (d.hasChildNodes()) {
                d.removeChild(d.lastChild);
            }
            d.appendChild(c);
        }
    }
    -->
</script>
            </div>
        </div>
                </div>
        </div>
        <div style="clear:both;"></div>
            <div class="commentLink" id="commentLinkBottom">
    <form action="https://www.smashwords.com/comments/post" method="post"><div><input type="hidden" name="secToken" value="2484" /></div>    <div id="commentBox">
        <div class="row">
                <div class="col-md-7">
                    <h2 style="color: #fff; font-face: Helvetica, sans; font-weight: bold;">FOR FASTER ANSWERS, CHECK THESE LINKS <i>BEFORE</i> YOU EMAIL US:</h2>
                    <div class="row">
                        <div class="col-md-6">
                            <h3><strong>Authors/Publishers</strong></h3>
                            <ul>
                                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq#works">How Smashwords works</a>
                                    <ul>
                                                                                    <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/dashboard">I need to update my ebooks (cover, price, description, contents)</a></li>
                                                                            </ul>
                                </li>
                                <li>How to format ebooks
                                    <ul>
                                        <li><a href="/books/view/52">Smashwords Style Guide</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#trouble">Troubleshooting</a></li>
                                    </ul>
                                </li>
                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#upload">Problem uploading</a></li>
                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#isbn">ISBNs</a>
                                                                            <ul>
                                            <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/dashboard/ISBNManager">ISBN Manager</a></li>
                                        </ul>
                                                                    </li>
                                <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/distribution">Distributing via Smashwords</a>
                                    <ul>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#error">How to correct retailer listing errors</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#Distributing">Distribution FAQs</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/distribution">How the Premium Catalog works</a></li>
                                                                                    <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/dashboard/channelManager">Channel Manager</a></li>
                                                                            </ul>
                                </li>
                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#Royalties">Earnings &amp; payment schedules</a></li>
                            </ul>
                        </div>
                        <div class="col-md-6">
                            <h3><strong>Readers</strong></h3>
                            <ul>
                                                                    <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/library">Where are my ebooks?</a></li>
                                                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#Reading">How to purchase ebooks</a></li>
                                <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#Reading">How to read ebooks</a>
                                    <ul>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#kindle">Downloading to Kindle</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#ios">Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#sonynookkobo">Download to B&amp;N nook</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="/about/supportfaq#sonynookkobo">Download to Sony Reader</a></li>
                                    </ul>
                                </li>
                            </ul>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="col-md-5">
                    <input type="hidden" name="url" id="url" value="" />
                    <label for="commentemail">E-mail:</label> <input
                        class="form-control" type="text"
                        name="email"
                        id="commentemail" value="patrick@schweizer-ing.com"/><br/>
                    <label for="commentsubj">Subject:</label>
                    <input type="text"
                           class="form-control"
                           name="subj"
                           id="commentsubj"
                           value=""/><br/>
                    <label class="sr-only" for="comment">Describe your issue</label>
                    <textarea name="comment" id="comment"
                              class="form-control"
                              rows="10"></textarea><br/>
                    <input class="btn btn-primary" id="btnSendBottom" type="button"
                           value="Send"/>
                    <input class="btn btn-default" id="btnCancel" type="button"
                           value="Cancel"/>
                    <br/><br/>
                    <div style="width: 30em;">
                        <strong>Have a question</strong> not already answered in the links at left or on our main
                        <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq"><strong>FAQ page</strong></a>?
                        Ask it above.
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
    </div>
    </form>
</div>        <footer class="footer">
            <nav>
                <ul class="inline">
                                        <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about">About</a></li>
                    <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/press">Press Room</a></li>
                    <li><a href="http://blog.smashwords.com">Blog</a></li>
                                            <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/account/affiliate">Affiliates</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq">FAQ</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#showBottom" id="showBottom">Support</a></li>
                    <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/privacy">Privacy Statement</a></li>
                    <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/tos">Terms of Service</a></li>
                                                               <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/auth/logout">Sign Out</a></li>
                                                            </ul>
            </nav>
            <small>
                Copyright &copy; 2013 Smashwords, Inc. All rights reserved.
            </small>
                    </footer>
     </div>
    </body>
</html>
